My first introduction to
Flash’s character was through the “Justice
League” cartoon series that aired on Cartoon Network years ago.Since then, I had become a huge fan of the
Flash (even though for many years, I had actually thought that Barry Allen was
the Flash in the “Justice League”
cartoon, when it turned out to actually be Wally West).So, not only did I want to check this comic
book out to prepare for the new live action “Flash” TV series that is coming out on the CW, but I also wanted
to learn more about Flash’s character in the DC comics and “The Flash: Rebirth” seemed like a good place to actually start
reading the “Flash” comics.

What is this story
about?

In this story, Barry Allen, who was hailed a hero after he
sacrificed his life during a cosmic crisis in the past, has come back to life
and all his friends and family are planning to throw him a special party for
his return.Unfortunately, since Barry
Allen had been dead for so long, he finds himself being out of place in this
new world and he became a bit distant towards his friends, due to wanting to
solve the mystery of the person who murdered his mother and why he was brought
back to life.Barry will soon realize
that a dark force is behind everything that happened to him in his life and he
must gather the strength to defeat this new threat that is harming his family!

What I loved about
this story:

Geoff Johns’ writing: Now, I will admit that this is
the first time I had read anything by Geoff
Johns and his run in the DC universe.So, when I heard so many good things about what he has done for the DC
universe, I just had to check this title out!I really liked the way that Geoff
Johns showed the relationships that Barry Allen has with his family,
especially with his wife Iris West and his protégé Wally West.It was great seeing that the Flash family is
extremely close to each other and is willing to protect Barry Allen from
whatever evil forces comes upon him.I
also enjoyed seeing Barry’s relationship with Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern, as
it shows that they are truly best friends and that Hal always tries to cheer
Barry up whenever Barry is feeling down on himself.I really enjoyed the fact that Geoff Johns tries to make sure that the
readers are caught up on Barry Allen’s history as we are treated to seeing
Barry’s past from being the Flash to leading to the murder of his mother, which
was a pretty nice mystery set up for this story!

Ethan Van Sciver’s artwork: Ethan
Van Sciver’s artwork was just marvelous in this volume as the characters
look truly realistic and the action sequences were extremely well drawn
out!I really loved the scenes where the
Flash family fight against various foes as the action sequences are full of
bright colors and dramatic artwork and they really set the exciting mood for
those scenes.I also loved the way that Ethan Van Sciver drew the emotions on
the characters’ faces, especially with Barry Allen’s facial expressions
whenever he is feeling sad or angry at the situations he is thrown into.

What made me feel
uncomfortable about this story:

The reason why I gave this graphic novel a four star rating
was because there were a couple of places where the story seemed to drag on for
so long that I found myself getting a little restless with the
storytelling.Also, if you are a new
reader to the “Flash” universe, you
might get a little confused about how Barry Allen had died in the first place
or how his relationships with Iris and Wally West got established since the
story does go through those developments a little too fast (I know, it is
really because I did not read the previous “Flash”
comics before this event, but I got to start somewhere)!

Final Thoughts:

Overall, “The Flash: Rebirth” is a good comic book to
get into if you enjoyed Barry Allen as the Flash and if you liked his
relationships with his family members. Or if you are just looking for a good
Flash family comic in general, this is a pretty good comic to start off with!

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